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<feMergeNode>

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

The <feMergeNode> SVG takes the result of another filter to be processed by its parent <feMerge>.

Usage context

Categories None
Permitted content Any number of the following elements, in any order:
<animate>, <discard>, <set>

Example

<svg
  width="200"
  height="200"
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <filter id="feOffset" x="-40" y="-20" width="100" height="200">
    <feOffset in="SourceGraphic" dx="60" dy="60" />
    <feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="5" result="blur2" />
    <feMerge>
      <feMergeNode in="blur2" />
      <feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic" />
    </feMerge>
  </filter>

  <rect
    x="40"
    y="40"
    width="100"
    height="100"
    stroke="black"
    fill="green"
    filter="url(#feOffset)" />
  <rect x="40" y="40" width="100" height="100" stroke="black" fill="green" />
</svg>

Result

Attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFEMergeNodeElement interface.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
feMergeNode 5 12 3 9 6 18 4 10.1 6 1.0 4.4 6
in 5 12 4 9 6 18 4 10.1 6 1.0 4.4 6

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Reference/Element/feMergeNode